Exciting news: I am in London. I arrived on Wednesday and will be here for the whole of publication week. The House at the Edge of Night is out in just four days, which is hard to believe - like all long-awaited things, a book publication seems to approach at different rates the nearer you get to it. Publication day on Thursday 19th will be the culmination of three years of hard work, not just my own but also that of all the dedicated and passionate people who have embraced the book and become its champions. And here are just a few of them. One of my favourite moments of this week so far was definitely this one: meeting old and new friends from my publishers, Hutchinson, to celebrate the completion of our work together on the book (or at least, this part of it - some would argue that the real work is now about to begin).
I was the one taking this photo. I'm discovering that 'I'm making a candid point of view photo project showing what it's like to be a writer' is also the perfect excuse not to be photographed. I wish I'd thought of this earlier in my life.
Now, the book is out of my hands and soon it will be in the hands of readers. And in fact, a few people have been reading it already. The House at the Edge of Night has already had some lovely mentions in Good Housekeeping’s list of books to look out for this month, and S Magazine’s best literary fiction of May.
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And you can read a few early reviews here too, if you want to see what ordinary readers think of it rather than critics.
And finally, if you want to get hold of a copy a few days ahead of the release date of Thursday, good news: tomorrow, Monday 16th May, my publishers and I will be holding a book launch from 6:30 to 8:30 at Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop in Notting Hill. UK readers, please come along and bring your friends for drinks, Italian-themed snacks, signed copies and a celebration of all things Italian in one of London’s most picturesque bookshops. I'm going to spend today tracking down all the Italian biscuits and sweets I can carry, so I hope it will be worth attending for that reason alone.
That's all for now, but more updates very soon.
And finally, if you want to get hold of a copy a few days ahead of the release date of Thursday, good news: tomorrow, Monday 16th May, my publishers and I will be holding a book launch from 6:30 to 8:30 at Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop in Notting Hill. UK readers, please come along and bring your friends for drinks, Italian-themed snacks, signed copies and a celebration of all things Italian in one of London’s most picturesque bookshops. I'm going to spend today tracking down all the Italian biscuits and sweets I can carry, so I hope it will be worth attending for that reason alone.
That's all for now, but more updates very soon.
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